And a good time was had by all.
Seventeen of us in one house, and we managed to have fun and live together amicably, like the ginormous family we are. We're a good, friendly bunch, and every now and then we get together and prove it.
There was only one member of the household with whom I must admit I have irreconcilable differences. And that is a cable television network called Nick Jr.
Now, Nick Jr. certainly does the trick of keeping the kids occupied and, for a while, quiet. And I realize that there were probably moments where it saved the day, temper-wise. But man... when it was on the TV, what I'd give to hear a baritone voice. And how can they call the show Go, Diego, Go! when he's always around? Worse yet, he never eats any of the animals he finds. (Though there was a wonderful moment when Go, Diego Go! became a drinking game, with us all tipping our beers whenever he spoke a word or phrase in Spanish. Gracias, Diego.)
Anyway, upon our arrival home, Kathy & I realized that there could be only one antidote to a week of intermittent kid's TV: the last two episodes of Deadwood. Swearing, murder, drinking, swearing, betrayal, complex sentence structures, swearing, prostitution, gambling, drugs, and did I mention the fucking swearing? Oh, home. You know just what I need sometimes.
I've got some good stories of vacation, and I intend to tell them here. But tonight's for homecoming.
Anyway, here's a little video demonstrating why it's best that we didn't bring any Deadwood DVDs to the shore with us.
Rob
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When I had surgery a couple weeks ago, my parents took me to their house so that I could recuperate. My mom babysit's my niece during the daytime, and so she was there a couple of the days. I saw a lot of Nick Jr. I actually found myself liking Jack's Big Music Show, but my skin crawls at the thought of Max and Ruby.
love the post rob - and I agree with you on everything. for a good laugh though watch any tom and jerry show. they are always getting drunk - popping pills to drown their sorrows and of course there is the violence.... hilarious stuff.
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